2016-17 Men's Ice Hockey
Roster
Justin Danforth
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oshawa, Ontario
- High School:
- Cobourg Cougars (OJHL)
2013-14 Stats | 2014-15 Stats | 2015-16 Stats | 2016-17 Stats
2016-17:
- Atlantic Hockey All-Conference First Team
- Played in all 37 games, leading the team with 22 assists and 32 points.
- Recorded his 100th career point on Nov. 22 in 7-3 win over AIC.
- Registered two playmakers on the season, against AIC on Nov. 22 and at Bentley on Jan. 21
- Dished out six multi-assist games on the year.
- Tied career-high four points (G, 3A) in SHU's 5-4 win over Bentley on Jan. 21
- Picked up four points in SHU's playoff series against Bentley
2015-16:
- Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Second Team
- Atlantic Hockey Player of the Month for January
- Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week (Jan. 19, Feb. 2)
- NCAA.com Second Star of the Week (1/5)
- Tied for the nation's lead in points (18) in January
- Had three assists in games against Army (Dec. 4) and Niagara (Jan. 2)
- Recorded SHU's first hat trick since 2012 at Mercyhurst on Jan. 16, adding an assist for four points
- Also had four points (2G, 2A) in 7-4 win at UConn on Jan. 26
2014-15:
- Played in all 38 games, recording 22 points (7G, 15A)
- One of three players to have 15 assists
- Had a goal and an assist in SHU’s 6-3 win at Bentley on Oct. 18
- Dished out two assists in 3-2 win over Canisius on Nov. 7
- Was a +3 with a goal and two assists in the Pioneers’ 6-3 win over Niagara on Jan. 2
- Scored two goals, including a power play goal, in the 5-1 win over Mercyhurst on Jan. 24
- Scored a goal in Sacred Heart’s 5-2 win over Army in game two of the AHC Tournament First Round series.
2013-14:
- AHA Rookie of the Year
- AHA All-Rookie Team
- Played in all 36 games as a freshman
- Led Sacred Heart with 24 assists and 29 points
- Recorded his first two career points on assists in the 3-1 win over Bentley on Oct. 16
- Was a +3 with two assists and his first collegiate goal at Holy Cross on Nov. 1
- Had two assists in both games of Sacred Heart’s sweep of Army Nov. 22-23
- Scored a goal and had an assist in the 4-3 win over Niagara on Jan. 31
- Had a six-game point streak from Feb. 7-March 1
- Had three points in Sacred Heart’s 5-4 overtime win at AIC on Feb. 14, dishing out two assists while scoring the game-winning goal
Prior to Sacred Heart: Played three seasons for the Cobourg Cougars of the Ontario Junior Hockey League from 2010-2013 with SHU teammate Evan Jasper … Led the Cougars with 56 points (22 G, 34 A) in the 2012-13 season, adding three goals and 11 assists in the playoffs … Tallied 22 goals and 49 points during the 2011-12 campaign ... Was Cobourg's Rookie of the Year in 2010, team MVP in 2011-12, and assistant captain in 2012-13 ... Played two years for Team Canada East at the World Junior "A" Challenge, earning MVP honors in the gold medal game in 2011-12 ... Was assistant captain for Team Canada East in 2012-13 ... Tournament MVP of the 2012-13 Central Canada Cup.
Personal: Born on May 15, 1993 … Son of Yvonne and Kent Danforth … Has one brother, Brandon … Plans to major in sports management … Favorite Sports Team: Toronto Maple Leafs … Favorite Professional Athlete: Pavel Datsyuk … Favorite TV Show: Entourage
